Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
142
107
88
62
58
37
36
35
36
19
19
13
13
12
12
12
28
31
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21PM1.54m
4:23AM1.51m
5:19PM1.56m
5:17AM1.51m
6:11PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.40m
10:21PM0.52m
10:46AM0.41m
11:13PM0.52m
11:37AM0.40m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
10
10
10
9
8
6
8
11
11
10
7
7
6
5
6
11
12
10
7
Feels °C
5
6
2
2
2
3
4
2
5
8
8
6
3
4
2
1
2
7
8
6
3
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